Transcontinental Television History
Here’s another great article from our friend Richard Wirth. The original “broadband” and much more are covered in this write up of how AT&T made coast to coast television possible. The videos are very good too, so take a look! Thanks Richard!
http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/story/live-from-coast-to-coast
Today, we think nothing of clicking our remote and have live images from somewhere else in the world appear on the screen. Push a few buttons on our computer and loved ones living far away appear. But in television’s early days, a live program meant we were watching a local program.

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